St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-21

MdTcll Jlll, y. ~. 1859, dll Ol Sdlu CtItin-
Gates to bear interest at the rate of six
90 per cent. per amnum, and payable as
follows: $4,000 in one year from the
Goth day of May, 1887.
Yeas-Ald. Conley, Dowlan, O'COn-
nor, Petsch, Cullen, Ryan, Sanborn,
Weber, Kenny, Hamm, Bryant, Minea,
Long, Mr.. President-14.
Approved May Is, 1887.
Ry Aid. Kenny:
Resolved, That the City Engineer be
and hereby is instructed to cause plans
and specifications to be prepared with
out delay for bridge over the tracks OF
the st. Paul & Northern Pacific Rail
way company, the st. Paul, Minneap-
oils ~ Manitoba Railway company, st.
Paul Il Duluth Railroad company and
the Wisconsin Central Railroad COM
pany, on Sixth street, between Kittson
street and Hoffman avenue, and that the
Corporation Attorney have prepared the
necessary papers for the several rail-
easement over their respective rights of
way.
Yeas: Aid. Conley, Dowlan, O'Con-
n!r. Petsch, Cullen, Ryan, SanbOrn,
Weber. Kenny. Hamm, Bryant, Minea,
Long, Mr.. PreSident-14.
Approved May Is. 1887.
BY Aid. Hamm-
Resolved, That the City Engineer be
and is hereby instructed to prepare a
grade line Oh Seventh street, from At
lantic street eaSterly to city limits, at
such places as where grades are moi
now established, and report same to the
Common Council.
VnoS-AII EDnlay nnulan O.rnn
nor. Petsch, Cullen, Ryan, Sanborn.
Weber, Kenny. Hamm, Bryant, Minea,
Long, Mr.. PreSident-l4.
Approved May Is. 1887.
BY Aid. Kerr
Resolved, That the City Attorney be
requested to inform the Street Car com,
pany that they must Immediately pay
the cost of paving the roadway between
their tracks on st. Peter street into the
City Treasury, as provided by the char
ter of said company, and in case said
company refuse to pay said cost at once
the City Attorney is instructed to take
such steps as may be necessary to COM
pc, said company to pay said cost, or tc
collect same from said company.
Yeas-Ald. Conley, Dowlan, O'Con.
nor. Petsch, Cullen, Ryan, Sanborn
Weber, Kenny, Hamm, Bryant, Minea
Long, Mr.. PreSident-14.
Approved May IS, 1887.
BY Aid. Minea-
Resolved, That the Chief of Police is
hereby instructed to notify the Mime
SCta q Northwestern Railroad company
that said company must, within the next
thirty days, place gates at the eros ing
of said company'S tracks on Fairfield
aYrnue.
Yeas-Ald.C onley, Dowlan, O'Connor
Petsch, Cullen, Ryan. SanbOrn, Weber
Kenny, Hamm, Bryant, Minea, Long,
Mr.. Presidert-l4.
Approved May Is, 1887.
BY Aid. Bryant
Resolved. That if necessary 70 secure
the compl> ton of the South Robert for
merly DucaS) street bridae, by the Min
neSOta d No: thwestern Railroad COM
pany, the Mayor of the city is hereby
authorized and instructed to have the
tracks of said company, where they cross
said street, taken up.
YeaS-Ald. COnley, DOwlan, O'ConnOr.
Kenny, Harm, Bryant, Minea, Long,
Mr.. President-14.
Approved May IS. 1887.
Resolved, That authority is hereby
given to the Committee on Streets to
purchase five suitable drinking foun-
tains and erect them at the following
locations: Intersection of Seventh and
Bradley streets; Fort street, near Seven
corners; intersection of Market, Sixth
and st. Peter streets; near the interSec-
ton of Rice street and University ave-
nue. and Wabasha street; Wacouta
street, between Fifth and Sixth streets.
YeaS-Ald COnley, Dowlan, O'COnnOr.
Petsch, Cullen, Ryan. SanbOrn, Weber,
Kenny, Hamm, Bryant, Minea, Long.
Mr.. PreSident-14.
Approved May IS, 1887.
BY Aid. Dowlan-
Resolved, That the Committee OH
Public Buildings be and are hereby
authorized to eXcavate cellar at the
Rondo street sub station and put in a
flooring of broken rock and cement, the
grade descending to one point so as tC
connect with the sewer.
Yeas-Ald. COnley, DOwlan, O'COnnOr
Petsch, Cullen, Ryan, Sanborn, Weber
kenny, Hamln, Bryant, Minea, Long
Mr.. President-14.
Approved May IS, 1887.
Whereas A majority of the owner Vi
the property alO g that part of Valley
street commencing at the south line OF
Brand street and running southern t.
tie nOrtherly line of East Seventh street
i'm Tracy'S out lots, also part of an alley
in blocks eleven I'D and twelve Q2), an6
part of an alley. in block five 81. all in
nacy's out lots to the city of st. Paul
have petitiOned the Common Council OF
the City of st. Paul for the vacation OF
that part of Valley street, commencing
at south line of Brand street
running Southerly to the northerly ne
of East Sevenths rect; also for the vaca
ton of part of an alley in blocks clever
QD and twelve Q2), all part of an alley
in block five (5), all being in Tracy's GU
los to the CT y of st. Paul, as the same
appears of record in the Office of the
Register of Deeds in and for the Count,
of Ramsey, Minnesota; which petition
duly set forth the facts and reasons fOl
such vacation and was duly accompanied
by plat thereof as proposed to be va
vacated, and was duly verified by thu
oath of two of the peti toner's, and which
petition on the order of the Common
Cofincil was duly filed of record will
the City Clerk; and,
Whereas, Due notice by publication il
the official paper of said city TO
four weeks commencing on the 24tl
day of March, 1887, to the effect tina
said petition had been duly filed will
the City Clerk, stating in brief its oh
oject, and that the same would be hear,
and considered by the Common Council
of said city on Tuesday, the Sd day O
May, a. ID. 1887, at 7:30 o'clock p. M, a
the Council Chamber in the city hall O
said city; and,
Whereas, At said time and place th,
hearing of said matter was pOstpondet
and laid over until Tuesday, the It'll
day of May, A. d. 1887, at 7:30 o'clocl
p. H., at the Council Chamber in til,
city hall; and,
Whereas, At the time and place las
above designated for the investigation
and consideration of such proposed va
cation of the above-named Valley stree
above described, and of the alleys il